Reservations are now open for the 12th Annual Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Military Matters: Defense, Development, & Dissent in the Pikes Peak Region. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

The event is free to attend and a complimentary light lunch is served.

Zotero is a free and fun to use bibliographic citation manager that integrates with library catalogs, databases, and websites to make it easy to create endnotes, footnotes, and bibliographies in Microsoft Word and LibreOffice. This workshop will cover downloading and installing the Zotero plugins for Firefox and Word, Zotero’s basic functions, how to utilize Zotero with PPLD’s catalog and databases, and how to easily create notes and bibliographies in numerous bibliographic styles. This 90 minute lecture-style workshop is ideal for students doing research papers, nonfiction writers, and anyone who needs help with keeping their research organized. Using Zotero with PPLD's genealogy databases will be covered. Participants competent in research and using Word will receive the most benefit from this class.

Zotero is a free and fun to use bibliographic citation manager that integrates with library catalogs, databases, and websites to make it easy to create endnotes, footnotes, and bibliographies in Microsoft Word and LibreOffice. This workshop will cover downloading and installing the Zotero plugins for Firefox and Word, Zotero’s basic functions, how to utilize Zotero with PPLD’s catalog and databases, and how to easily create notes and bibliographies in numerous bibliographic styles. This 90 minute lecture-style workshop is ideal for students doing research papers, nonfiction writers, and anyone who needs help with keeping their research organized. Participants competent in research and using Word will receive the most benefit from this class.

On Tuesday, October 28, 6:30 p.m., Special Collections will host what has become an annual program, The Reel History of the Pikes Peak Region film screening. The program, which brings attention to October’s designation as American Archives Month, features the screening of one-of-a-kind film gems from the Special Collections film vault. These films, both professional and amateur, were made in the Pikes Peak region during the early to mid 20th century. They exist, in large part, as the only surviving copies of valuable moving image records of our area.

No reservations required for this free event. For more information call 719-531-6333 x2253.

Participants in the free Publish Your Own @ PPLD workshop will learn to use the specialized Internet-based self-publishing vendor Smashwords to produce professional-quality eBooks. Seating is limited and registration is required for this free workshop.